adjective
- harshly critical or sarcastic in a cutting way
noun
- a substance used to fix dyes to fabrics or other materials
Usage: technical
Examples
- The critic’s mordant review destroyed the playwright’s confidence.
- Her mordant wit made everyone uncomfortable at the dinner party.
- The comedian’s mordant humor often crossed the line into cruelty.
- The textile factory used alum as a mordant to set the bright colors.
- Without a proper mordant, the dye would wash out after the first cleaning.
- His mordant observations about politics were both funny and disturbing.